SMFS Member Podcast News: Joseph S. Walker

In the latest AHMM podcast, SMFS list member Joseph S. Walker reads his short story, “Etta at the End of the World” which originally appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine: May/June 2020 issue. The story is currently an Edgar Award Nominee in the Best Short Story category. You can also read about how Mr. Walker went about writing the tale in this February 2021 guest piece at the First Two Pages hosted by SMFS list member Art Taylor.

 

You can listen to Mr. Walker read his short story here on the Podomatic.

 

EPISODE DESCRIPTION

After a hiatus, our podcast series is back with a tale by Joseph S. Walker from the May/June 2020 issue. The story, which is currently nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Short Story, is read here by the widely published short-story author.

 

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SMFS Member Art Taylor--2019 Edgar Award Nominee

Earlier this week, Mystery Writers of America officially announced their list of nominees for the 2019 Edgar Awards to be presented at their gala on the evening of April 25, 2019 in New York City. A complete list of all the categories and their nominees can be found at the MWA announcement page.

We of the SMFS are pleased to announce that SMFS list member Art Taylor has been nominated in the BEST SHORT STORY category for his piece, “English 398: Fiction Workshop” which appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine: July/August 2018 issue. Mr. Taylor shared the inspiration behind the story in his post on the Sleuthsayers Blog last June and analyzed what he was doing by way of a post on The First Two Pages that also appeared last June. You can read the story by way of a PDF over at Mr. Taylor’s website.